COMMERCE 2BC3 Chapter Notes - Chapter 3: Diversity Training, Equal Protection Clause, Job Performance

• School: McMaster University
• Department: Commerce
• Course: COMMERCE 2BC3
• Professor: Willi Wiesner

Document Summary

Goal provide an understanding of how the legislative, regulatory, and judicial systems work to define equal employment opportunity and human right laws. Constitution act, (cid:883)(cid:890)(cid:888)(cid:889) affects (rm in (cid:885) ways : (cid:883)(cid:524) delineates a citizen"s constitutional rights (cid:523)aka right to equality and, (cid:884)(cid:524) ensures firm"s compliance w/ all laws that govern employment. Human rights protected by the canadian charter of rights and freedoms. Charter applies only to government action and actors (not directly to private individuals, businesses or other organizations) Discrimination = restriction, preference or distinction based on prohibited grounds: fluid and flexible concept, results in unequal treatment and denies individuals to their right to equal protection and benefit, can be direct or indirect, 3 types . Intentionally implements a rule, practice, preference or restriction. People are being treated differently & differential treatment is deliberate. E. g. avoids hiring women teachers w/ kids b/c they will more likely be absent. 2) adverse-effect or constructive discrimination that discriminates against an employee/group.